Category Archives: Ministry

Media Release from Ridley Melbourne Board – Peter Adam Retirement

Posted on May 26, 2011 by wayne

From the Ridley web site. Peter has done an outstanding job at Ridley and as a student I have seen first hand the wonderful impact he has had. Media Release from the Ridley Melbourne Board Canon Dr Peter Adam will … Continue reading →

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Ridley Annual Preachers’ Conference 2011 – Preaching that Sings and Stings

Posted on March 9, 2011 by wayne

The Ridley Annual Preaching Conference is on Tuesday 30th August – 1st September 2011. This is a great conference, our third year of encouraging passionate and challenging Aussie expository preaching. Our speakers are both Aussies: Ed Vaughan and Murray Capill. … Continue reading →

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Don Carson Definition of Expository Preaching

Posted on December 29, 2010 by wayne

There must be an updated version of this. These notes are from Don Carson preaching at a Melbourne conference, at Ridley, on 10th August 1998. Definition of expository preaching: Preaching subject matter that emerges directly and demonstrably from a passage … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard of the Priscilla & Aquila Centre?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by wayne

Looks interesting – I wonder if this will help improve complementarian wisdom and persuasion of others? Jane Tooher has joined the faculty of Moore College to become the founding director of the Priscilla and Aquila Centre.  This Centre, a new … Continue reading →

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Ridley Melbourne Mars Hill Debate

Posted on July 10, 2010 by wayne

Just watched these videos of the Ridley debate. Lots of fun – what a great college and great bunch of students! Found on this blog. Will the real Mars Hill please stand up? 1/3 from Arthur Davis on Vimeo. Will … Continue reading →

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Mission to Melbourne: Casey Growth Corridor

Posted on June 17, 2010 by wayne

Berwick Anglican Church is located in the heart of the Casey growth corridor. Friends will know that this area is significant to me, as my first curacy (Anglican assistant minister’s position) was in Cranbourne which is also in the Casey … Continue reading →

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An Announcement

Posted on May 31, 2010 by wayne

We announced yesterday that I am being appointed Priest-in-Charge at Berwick Anglican Church. This is huge and exciting news. We are so sad to be leaving the saints at Holy Trinity and the wonderful staff team. Please pray for us. … Continue reading →

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Victoria MTS Challenge Conference 2010 – October 2

Posted on March 17, 2010 by wayne

This years MTS Challenge Conference is going to be outstanding. It is a new format – a one day conference in the city – on October 2nd this year. This will be a full day of challenging people to consider … Continue reading →

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MTS Victoria Training Day “Loving and Leading God’s Church in the Last Days”

Posted on January 12, 2010 by wayne

This will be a great training day at Ridley on Thursday 11th Feb. The MTS network is an excellent gathering of like-minded evangelicals in Melbourne across different platforms… MTS Vic Training Day 1 2010.pdf

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Challie’s Study

Posted on January 8, 2010 by wayne

He has done cool flickr annotations: http://www.flickr.com/photos/challies/4248235677/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/challies/4248235113/in/photostream/

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Mark Dever’s Study

Posted on January 7, 2010 by wayne

I love thinking about the shape of a pastor’s week and about their study/office. Here is a tour by Mark Dever: Mark Dever – Study Video from Together for the Gospel (T4G) on Vimeo. H/T Justin Taylor

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My best blog post of 2009…

Posted on December 27, 2009 by wayne

… is the one on the Holy Trinity Doncaster Church web site announcing Andrew Reid as our new Vicar!

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Deakin AFES Christian Union Ministry

Posted on December 19, 2009 by wayne

Watch this video of the great ministry AFES are doing at Deakin Uni in Melbourne, then click here to give them money and pray for them. I am very thankful to the Lord Jesus Christ for this work.

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Port Hedland Mission Trip

Posted on September 18, 2009 by wayne

I’m taking my family and a group from HTD on a mission trip tomorrow to the far north west – Port Hedland. We also have an adventure to Broome + other places planned as well. Our goal is to share … Continue reading →

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Phillip Jensen talks to Mark Dever about long pastorates

Posted on August 26, 2009 by wayne

Mikey Lynch blogged this great interview of Dever talking to Phillip Jensen about long pastorates. This is very timely as these are the exact issues I have been trying to raise on this blog recently. PJ says it’s horses for … Continue reading →

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A Case Study of a Long Pastorate (image)

Posted on August 19, 2009 by wayne

635 Games as Coach – 4 Premierships. I don’t like Essendon (go Pies), but I like Sheedy.

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Negatives of Long Pastorates

Posted on August 18, 2009 by wayne

What are the downsides of pastors who stay in one place for 10, 15, 20 years? These are the problems I’ve heard about, some I’ve seen, but most of them I disagree with: the pastor may run out of spiritual … Continue reading →

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Ministry Transience: How Does Our Training Prepare Us?

Posted on August 13, 2009 by wayne

A great article by Jodie McNeill on the problems of ‘uprootedness’ caused by Bible college placements at different parishes: Stolen generation of church planters. Let me give you the theoretical Anglican Diocese of Melbourne scenario (in reality there is much … Continue reading →

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Long Pastorates: Phillip Jensen on Ambition and Tenure

Posted on August 12, 2009 by wayne

Though not exactly on the topic of the value of staying in one ministry a long time, the below quotes from Philip Jensen are relevant. One bad reason for shorter pastorates is a sense of ministry careerism. The minister is … Continue reading →

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Lifelong Pastorates

Posted on August 10, 2009 by wayne

This is a wonderful lecture by Robert S. Rayburn on “Ministry By the Generation” (direct mp3 link) He argues that historically Protestants have mostly had an expectation of lifelong or near lifelong pastorates. I know many of us will immediately … Continue reading →

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